A troubled young woman confronts her past at a rehabilitation centre. She finds solace in horse therapy but her growing intimacy with her therapist derails her progress and threatens her healing journey.

I began my studies in psychology at the Freie Universität in Berlin. In 2019, I was accepted into the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest to pursue an MA in film directing. During my second year there, I withdrew from the university to protest the undemocratic restructuring it was undergoing. I completed my degree in 2023 at FreeSZFE and the Filmakademie Wien. I have worked closely with Béla Tarr, serving as his assistant in his workshops. Currently, I’m developing my first feature film while working on Ruben Östlund’s upcoming feature as a casting associate. As a filmmaker, I strive to craft honest, uncompromising and impactful cinematic experiences.

In the kitchen, everything is boiling, and so is Ernstl, but he has to keep functioning. After his secret lover dies, Ernstl is confronted by the widow, Lara, about their hidden affair. Despite the anger and pain they feel, Ernstl and Lara unexpectedly come together in a moment of physical closeness.

Vivian Bausch is currently studying directing and editing at the HFF Munich and at the same time completing her master's degree in directing at the Film Academy Vienna. Her creative approach is characterized by the integration of documentary methods into fictional films, while exploring the potential of melodrama and "stream of consciousness" elements. She has developed this perspective through intensive engagement with experimental cinema. In addition to her work in film, Bausch is also involved in video installations and live performances, which are presented at exhibitions in Europe and beyond. In 2024, she received the Carl Mayer Screenplay Award together with Fabian Rausch for SOLDAT.

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Feeling invisible and adjusting to life alone, a father faces a disturbing physical unravelling when he discovers something growing inside him.

Matty Crawford is a BAFTA nominated British Filipino writer-director based in London. His films cross genre and burrow under your skin, blending unflinching emotion with bold visual storytelling. He is a Sundance Ignite Fellow and graduate of the National Film and Television School in the UK. His short films have gone to broadcast, whilst screening at festivals such as Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and SXSW, whilst collecting a number of awards including the 'Midnight Shorts Jury Award' at SXSW and a BFI Future ‘New Talent Award’. He's represented for Film & TV by Nina Amini & Sophia Zhang at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in the UK.

Derya is pregnant, but she hasn’t had sex. In the height of a dry summer, signs of the supernatural and the divine emerge, questioning the true origin of her mysterious pregnancy.

Kim Lêa Sakkal is a writer, director and producer based in Germany. After growing up in Lebanon, Germany and Spain, she graduated from the Academy of Media Art in Cologne. Her works have been screened at festivals such as Filmfestival Max-Ophüls Prize, Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen and IndieLisboa. She is currently developing her first feature „A Paradise Lost“ funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

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